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CrestedRick

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Hey there! Well I've had my pair for a little over 2 years now and I'm thinking about putting them together after the holidays. What do you think about pairing them after the holidays? She is of proper weight and is comparable in size with the male so that I'm not worried about. I've also been mixing CGD with Bugs N fruit to help add some calcium into her diet. My female is a high red and the male is what I call a chocolate.

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Aimless

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They might start early. If the female isn't receptive she might get harassed. They may fight. But then, all these things can happen in the spring, too. It's up to you, but either way watch them closely.
 
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CrestedRick

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Oh I will, their tanks are in my bedroom so I'm sure they'll wake me up if there's fighting. They've also been next to each other since birth. I had them in a 20g tank with a clear plexiglass divider and now they watch each other through the glass on their zoo meds.
 
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Tamara

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I'm in favor of doing it!
They both look great and i'm sure they will produce some wonderfull babies. :)

You could always increase their photoperiod and temps to make them think winter is over. Lol. ;)
 
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CrestedRick

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They get about 10hrs of lights and temps are in the mid to upper 60s. I use a 50w moon light a few hours at night to raise the temps and humidity.
 
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CrestedRick

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What do you guys use to house your hatchlings? I've heard of people using the small sterilite racks, the 3x3 kinds. Any other ideas that don't take up too much space?
 
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CrestedRick

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Ok so inhale another question....how should I go about introducing my male to my female? They were once tank mates with a plexiglass divider and currently their tanks are next to eachother and more often than not they're on the glass or ledges etching eachother. Now I will be putting the male into her tank but my question is...do I do it while they're awake or put him in during the say while they're sleeping and they wake up together?
 
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I'm not sure it matters too much. I've introduced mine in the early evening (no one likes to be roused out of a sound sleep). the thing that's important though, to my way of thinking, is to make sure you're going to be around the first several hours for close observation. first of all, the behaviors are interesting :) secondly, sometimes they don't get along, and you may need to separate them.
 
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CrestedRick

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I put them together last night. They were together for about 7 hrs and I got really scared when my male bit her leg as she was squeaking like crazy. I didnt separate them right away, but after 15 min of them not moving I ended up removing him bc I was getting tired and worried something might happen over night. Come to find out that is all foreplay and I reintroduced him again this evening. I'm literally in the dark with a black light on their tank watching for aggression.
 
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geckos like it a little on the rough side. when I first paired mine, it was like The Rape of Persephone all up in that tank. bruises, OK...broken skin, not so much.

I also have a friend who, when she paired her crested geckos, the female beat the living tar out of the male almost immediately. as in, he was bleeding when she recovered him. she never tried to pair them again.
 
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CrestedRick

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These two were kept in a 20g high tank with a plexiglass divider since about 4-6 months old and then we're moved into separate Zoo Meds and often spend hours looking at each other through the glass. I just need to sit back and let it play out. If I'm over bearing with my geckos my future daughter will hate me lol
 
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CrestedRick

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Well i woke up this morning and my female still had her tail (thank god). She's sleeping im her usual spot the male is across the tank sleeping. Unfortunately I fell asleep and don't know if they did the deed. How long should I leave the male in there and how will I know if they copulated besides when I find eggs? I'm hesitant to leave him in there long term bc I don't want him to constantly try to matenwithnher and stress her out while being pregnant.
 
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CrestedRick

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So I was woken up the other night by my pair and I noticed that my males "package" was out. Does this mean they successfully mated? Tomorrow it'll be twomweeksmsince I paired them together and thisnwasnthe first time I saw his stuff out. Just curious since I'd like to separate them once they've successfully mated so theres less stress on her during pregnancy.
 
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CrestedRick

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So I was looking through my females viv and find this little nugget. I know it's a dud as they've only been together for about 21 days but it is a good sign to me anyways. It lets me know to look in her viv more often. If only she uses the lay box I made for her. I know it's a dud as there's a hole in it and filled with dirt but I'm optimistic about what is to come from this.
 
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